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yesterday president obama called john boehner and mitch mcconnell. none of the parties involved discussed the details of the phone calls. members of the house and senate have been on vacation and are due back on capitol hill this coming monday. >> both sides i think aren't really making a move and both look bad in the process. >> the so-called sequester would mean automatic cuts of $85 billion between march and september. that would include cuts of 8% to the pentagon, 5% to domestic agencies operating budgets. >>> president obama will meet today with japanese prime minister shinzo abay. they will be discussing the north korea nuclear threat. the united states and japan have a security alliance that dates back decades now. the two leaders will also talk about trade and other economic issues. >>> united airlines will keep boeing 787s grounded until june. boeing will go to the faa today with plans to fix the plane's battery problems. the 787 dreamliner has been grounded since two incidents last month. the japanese investigators say they found an oil lea
yesterday president obama called john boehner and mitch mcconnell. none of the parties involved discussed the details of the phone calls. members of the house and senate have been on vacation and are due back on capitol hill this coming monday. >> both sides i think aren't really making a move and both look bad in the process. >> the so-called sequester would mean automatic cuts of $85 billion between march and september. that would include cuts of 8% to the pentagon, 5% to domestic...
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a poll released shows 62 percent of registered voters approve of president obama's job performance and that is up from 58 percent in september. the poll found california people are more optimistic of the direction in which the country is headed. abc7 news anchor dan ashley is the only bay area journal list to interview president obama today at the white house. his report live from washington, dc, start airing tonight on our newscast going at 5:00 p.m. here on abc7 news. dan is also tweeting from washington. before dan got down to business this morning he spent time with the first dog, tweeting this picture of him and bo on the south lawn of the white house. dan got to meet bo? >> can't wait to see the report. still ahead, new developments on the grounding of the boeing dreamliner airplane with a fix being presented to solve a potentially dangerous battery issue. and the latest on what rescue crews found in the rubble of kansas city >> breaking news from mission district with evacuations are under way because of a gas leak a one block area near 24th and bryant has been cleared. the gas
a poll released shows 62 percent of registered voters approve of president obama's job performance and that is up from 58 percent in september. the poll found california people are more optimistic of the direction in which the country is headed. abc7 news anchor dan ashley is the only bay area journal list to interview president obama today at the white house. his report live from washington, dc, start airing tonight on our newscast going at 5:00 p.m. here on abc7 news. dan is also tweeting...
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president obama has nominated a business insider to run the department of the interior. sally jewell, ceo of the successful outdoor equipment company rei, has been nominated for the position. jewell is also a former banker and has worked as an official in the oil industry. she took over rei in 2005, and, if confirmed, will take her knowledge of the outdoors to the interior department. "the secretary of the interior is in charge of overseeing 500 million acres of public land in places like yellowstone and the grand canyon, and protecting our natural heritage for our children and our grandchildren." other notable capitol hill moves: timothy geithner, after departing from his role as treasury secretary, is now joining the council on foreign relations. lance armstrong continues his downhill spin. the discgraced cyclist is now under an active criminal investigation by federal authorities according to a-b-c news. the focus is reportedly obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation. armstrong gave his first interview last month since being stripped of his seven tour de franc
president obama has nominated a business insider to run the department of the interior. sally jewell, ceo of the successful outdoor equipment company rei, has been nominated for the position. jewell is also a former banker and has worked as an official in the oil industry. she took over rei in 2005, and, if confirmed, will take her knowledge of the outdoors to the interior department. "the secretary of the interior is in charge of overseeing 500 million acres of public land in places like...
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president obama's pick for defense secretary faces his next big test today. the senate armed services committee will decide this afternoon on whether to advance chuck hagel's nomination. hagel sat through a bruising hearing back on janaury 31st. republicans went after him over his past statements and votes on israel, iran, iraq, and nuclear weapons. despite g-o-p criticism, the democratic-controlled committee is expected to vote in favor of him today. the entire senate could vote on his nomination either tomorrow or thursday. the vatican is dismissing reports that pope benedict the 16th's decision to step down was linked to a medical intervention to replace the battery in his pacemaker. this is the first time the vatican has mentioned a papal pacemaker which was installed years before benedict became pope. the pope blames it on old age and declining helath and the vatican says no specific ailment forced him resign already there's lots of guessing about who will succeed pope benedict when he resigns. many have suggested that the growth of catholicism in africa
president obama's pick for defense secretary faces his next big test today. the senate armed services committee will decide this afternoon on whether to advance chuck hagel's nomination. hagel sat through a bruising hearing back on janaury 31st. republicans went after him over his past statements and votes on israel, iran, iraq, and nuclear weapons. despite g-o-p criticism, the democratic-controlled committee is expected to vote in favor of him today. the entire senate could vote on his...
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a poll released shows 62 percent of registered voters approve of president obama's job performance and that is up from 58 percent in september. the poll found california people are more optimistic of the direction in which the country is headed. abc7 news anchor dan ashley is the only bay area journal list to interview president obama today at the white house. his report live from washington, dc, start airing tonight on our newscast going at 5:00 p.m. here on abc7 news. dan is also tweeting from washington. before dan got down to business this morning he spent time with the first dog, tweeting this picture of him and bo on the south lawn of the white house. dan got to meet bo? >> can't wait to see the report. still ahead, new developments on the grounding of the boeing dreamliner airplane with a fix being presented to solve a potentially dangerous battery issue. and the latest on what rescue crews found in the rubble of kansas city ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now's the time to spring. get the poulan blower vac for just $79 at lowe's today. on our newly expanded advanced digital network,
a poll released shows 62 percent of registered voters approve of president obama's job performance and that is up from 58 percent in september. the poll found california people are more optimistic of the direction in which the country is headed. abc7 news anchor dan ashley is the only bay area journal list to interview president obama today at the white house. his report live from washington, dc, start airing tonight on our newscast going at 5:00 p.m. here on abc7 news. dan is also tweeting...
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obama wants to avoid that. couldn't have said it better, that was byron york. >> i hate to use jay carney of cherry picking my quotes but that's what he was doing. i was critical of an op-ed that speaker boehner wrote in the "wall street journal," first sentence saying the sequestration cuts would threaten u.s. national security and cost thousands of jobs. you would thing why are you for them? the argument republicans should be make something it's a first and modest step toward getting control of out of control government spending. >> and modest at that. thank you. . ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we created the luxury crossover and kept turning the page, writing the next chapter for the rx and lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection.
obama wants to avoid that. couldn't have said it better, that was byron york. >> i hate to use jay carney of cherry picking my quotes but that's what he was doing. i was critical of an op-ed that speaker boehner wrote in the "wall street journal," first sentence saying the sequestration cuts would threaten u.s. national security and cost thousands of jobs. you would thing why are you for them? the argument republicans should be make something it's a first and modest step toward...
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. >>> the obama administration called for the -- the legal brief usuals -- urges the court to appeal the doma vote. the voter approved ban on same- sex marriage. >>> now the south bay where santa clara county sheriff's deputies say they seized 70 pounds of marijuana and hundreds of marijuana plants. the department's marijuana agency says it uncovered the operation yesterday. deputies arrested 32-year-old tran. they say the total street value for all of the marijuana is about $600,000. >>> a bay area man who spent seven years at san quentin is enjoying his first taste of freedom tonight after a judge determined that he had been wrongfully convicted. ktvu's jana katsuyama live in oak l and and tells us he could have served the full 25 year to life sentence if it weren't for the perseverance and advocates. >> reporter: this was an emotion day for ross and his family. ross walked away at last a free man and the sun was shining. >> today is a lovely day. a lovely day. it's past a good day, it's a blessed day for me to be out here again. >> reporter: ross spent nearly seven years at san qu
. >>> the obama administration called for the -- the legal brief usuals -- urges the court to appeal the doma vote. the voter approved ban on same- sex marriage. >>> now the south bay where santa clara county sheriff's deputies say they seized 70 pounds of marijuana and hundreds of marijuana plants. the department's marijuana agency says it uncovered the operation yesterday. deputies arrested 32-year-old tran. they say the total street value for all of the marijuana is about...
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the numbers are from a poll showing 62 percent of registered voters approve of president obama's job performance up from 58 percent in september and a remainder, abc7 news anchor dan ashley is in washington, dc, preparing right now for the exclusive interview with president obama and will be the only bay area journalist to interview the president today at the white house with reports from washington, continuing tonight from abc7 news. you can follow him on twitter. >> the san mateo sheriff is trying to figure out whose remains were found if a remote area of the county. hikers made the discovery at the preserve on monday. the human bones were found two miles west of skyline boulevard, 100' off a trail. some articles of clothing found suggest the person was male. details on a body owned in a water tank on the roof of a los angeles hotel. a hotel maintenance worker found the body yesterday morning while looking into complaints of poor water pressure. los angeles police now say the body is that of a 21-year-old canadian woman who disappeared last month. she was in contact with her family
the numbers are from a poll showing 62 percent of registered voters approve of president obama's job performance up from 58 percent in september and a remainder, abc7 news anchor dan ashley is in washington, dc, preparing right now for the exclusive interview with president obama and will be the only bay area journalist to interview the president today at the white house with reports from washington, continuing tonight from abc7 news. you can follow him on twitter. >> the san mateo...
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yesterday, president obama spoke with republican congressional leaders john boehner and mitch mcconnell. >> both sides i think aren't really making a move and both sides i think look bad in the process. >> members of the house and senate have been on vacation this week and are due back on capitol hill on monday. >>> and today president obama will meet with japan's prime minister to discuss the north korea nuclear threat. the u.s. and japan have a security alliance that dates back decades. the two leaders will also talk about trade and other economic issues. >>> united airlines is putting off using that boeing dreamliner at least until june 5. meanwhile boeing plans to go to the faa today with its idea to fix the plane's battery problems. the plane of course grounded since last month. japanese investigators say they have found an oil leak that was caused by an improper paint job that disabled a switch. they are still looking into that battery issue. >>> it's 5:18 right now. a dangerous prank. what happens when a teen throws a snowball at a friend on a chair lift. >> let's see lebron jame
yesterday, president obama spoke with republican congressional leaders john boehner and mitch mcconnell. >> both sides i think aren't really making a move and both sides i think look bad in the process. >> members of the house and senate have been on vacation this week and are due back on capitol hill on monday. >>> and today president obama will meet with japan's prime minister to discuss the north korea nuclear threat. the u.s. and japan have a security alliance that...
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governor brown and members of the national governor's association, they will meet with president obama on monday. automatic across-the-board cuts are totaling about $85 million set to take effect in a week unless they could come to some sort of an agreement to stop or postpone those cuts in a weekly radio and web address. president obama took aim at therepublicans. >> unfortunately it appears that they have decided instead of compromising, instead of asking for anything, they would rather let these cuts fall on the middle class. and here's what that choice means. once these cuts take effect, thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off and tens of thousands of parents will need to scramble to find child care for their kids. air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, causing delays across the country. >> our republicans had a message of their own. >> the fact is republicans in congress right now will provide the flexibility to make the necessary spending reductions and address our deficit and debt instead of going through the sequester. in fact house republi
governor brown and members of the national governor's association, they will meet with president obama on monday. automatic across-the-board cuts are totaling about $85 million set to take effect in a week unless they could come to some sort of an agreement to stop or postpone those cuts in a weekly radio and web address. president obama took aim at therepublicans. >> unfortunately it appears that they have decided instead of compromising, instead of asking for anything, they would rather...
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. >>> the obama administration called for the -- the legal brief usuals -- urges the court to appeal the doma vote. the voter approved ban on same- sex marriage. >>> now the south bay where santa clara county sheriff's deputies say they seized 70 pounds of marijuana and hundreds of marijuana plants. the department's marijuana agency says it uncovered the operation yesterday. deputies arrested 32-year-old tran. they say the total street value for all of the marijuana is about $600,000. >>> a bay area man who spent seven years at san quentin is enjoying his first taste of freedom tonight after a judge determined that he had been wrongfully convicted. ktvu's jana katsuyama live in oak l and and tells us he could have served the full 25 year to life sentence if it weren't for the perseverance and advocates. >> reporter: this was an emotion day for ross and his family. ross walked away at last a free man and the sun was shining. >> today is a lovely day. a lovely day. it's past a good day, it's a blessed day for me to be out here again. >> reporter: ross spent nearly seven years at san qu
. >>> the obama administration called for the -- the legal brief usuals -- urges the court to appeal the doma vote. the voter approved ban on same- sex marriage. >>> now the south bay where santa clara county sheriff's deputies say they seized 70 pounds of marijuana and hundreds of marijuana plants. the department's marijuana agency says it uncovered the operation yesterday. deputies arrested 32-year-old tran. they say the total street value for all of the marijuana is about...
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so why is president obama's transportation secretary calling america one big pothole? i want my bridge to nowhere back. >>> plus, ivy league grads stiff their schools on their student loans, but the colleges aren't taking it sitting down. wait until you hear what they're doing. more "money" coming up. ♪ twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which incdes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. hello! how sharp is your business security? can it help protect your people and property, while keeping out threats to your operations? it's not working! yes it is. welcome to tyco integrated security. with world-class monitoring centers a
so why is president obama's transportation secretary calling america one big pothole? i want my bridge to nowhere back. >>> plus, ivy league grads stiff their schools on their student loans, but the colleges aren't taking it sitting down. wait until you hear what they're doing. more "money" coming up. ♪ twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing...
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president obama's pick is the former chief counter-terrorism advisor. under his watch, he became the first american for death in yemen for a drone strike. an unclassified memo says it's legal for the government to kill u.s. citizens aboard if they believe they're in al- qaida even if there's not an eminent a ttack. there is bipartisan concern about the program. >> here you have a senior unaccountable official who makes the determination that recent activities lead him to conclude someone is a threat and you can send a drone to kill them. i am troubled any time government is as nontransparent as this. >> we conduct those strikes because they're necessary to mitigate threats and prevent future attacks and these strikes are ethical and they are wise. >> president obama will release the classified memo to members of the house and senate some time this morning. the hearing in front of the intelligence committee begins about 2:30 this afternoon. >>> budget problems on capitol hill resulted in major spending cuts. the navy is cutting from 2-1. >> the u.s. main
president obama's pick is the former chief counter-terrorism advisor. under his watch, he became the first american for death in yemen for a drone strike. an unclassified memo says it's legal for the government to kill u.s. citizens aboard if they believe they're in al- qaida even if there's not an eminent a ttack. there is bipartisan concern about the program. >> here you have a senior unaccountable official who makes the determination that recent activities lead him to conclude someone...
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obama will also seek support for his push for reform of u.s. gun and immigration laws. >> the president will travel to the asheville, n.c., area on wednesday, the atlanta, ga., area on thursday, and the chicago area on friday. >> you could watch the president's speech live on kron 4 24/7 channel, contest 193. it all starts tomorrow. >> and world news an official says the death toll for a stampede during a popular hindu festival in northern india has risen 36. tens of thousands of people were in the station when a section of a foot bridge collapsed, leading to the stampede late sunday. a state run hospital spokesperson says that at least 30 other pilgrims were injured. >> a railway spokesman says the stampede occurred after someone fell from the platform bridge. the nine reports that the bridge had collapsed. >> lindsay vonn had surgery on her right knee after shredding to ligaments during a crash last week. a u.s. ski team physician operated on the fourth time world cup champion yesterday morning. this is a picture of vonn being airlifted to th
obama will also seek support for his push for reform of u.s. gun and immigration laws. >> the president will travel to the asheville, n.c., area on wednesday, the atlanta, ga., area on thursday, and the chicago area on friday. >> you could watch the president's speech live on kron 4 24/7 channel, contest 193. it all starts tomorrow. >> and world news an official says the death toll for a stampede during a popular hindu festival in northern india has risen 36. tens of thousands...
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. >> michelle obama and a mid-life crisis and what she is saying how she is handling it. but, first, a texas couple wanted to give their young son a brother or sister but they got four. four. whatall right that's a fifth-flr problem... ok. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >> santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> live doppler 7 hd, are you ready for the wet weather? it has been a while since we had to deal with it. it is here in the storm of "scout" showers. the more organized wet weather is getting itself established to our north as we talked about. by 7:00, that will move into the north bay. ahead of that, it is mild in the mid-to-upper 40's and 51 right now in oak. we will have light showers through 7:00 and the heaviest showers from 7:00 to 1:00 o'clock and scattered showers in the afte
. >> michelle obama and a mid-life crisis and what she is saying how she is handling it. but, first, a texas couple wanted to give their young son a brother or sister but they got four. four. whatall right that's a fifth-flr problem... ok. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dikembe mutumbo blocking a shot. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you...
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we have your weather channel forecast just ahead. >>> president obama orders the justice department to release classified documents over his choice to use drone attacks against americans. >>> plus, a bad nanny caught in the act of hitting an infant. >>> a dog with a human face. >>> and, believe it or not, a stud dwla tells women the day and time and week when they're the least attractive. >>> good morning. whether you live in the northeast or you're traveling anywhere near there this weekend, you need to know there's a whopper of a snowstorm headed this way. the national weather service is forecasting as much as two feet of snow in some areas and a potentially dangerous icy mix in others. bill karins is tracking that storm. bill, what can we expect? >> the storm is still on. looks just as bad today as it did yesterday at this time. we have more agreement. that means more of a chance it's going to happen. let me introduce you to the two storms that are going to become our one storm. the first is through the great lakes from milwaukee to grand rapids to chicago. travel is not fun. some a
we have your weather channel forecast just ahead. >>> president obama orders the justice department to release classified documents over his choice to use drone attacks against americans. >>> plus, a bad nanny caught in the act of hitting an infant. >>> a dog with a human face. >>> and, believe it or not, a stud dwla tells women the day and time and week when they're the least attractive. >>> good morning. whether you live in the northeast or you're...
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and one month into his second term by new poll shows president obama has a majority of the country's support. according to cnn, 52 percent approve of how he is handling his job as president. 43 percent disapprove. the poll is an average of four national surveys of the press of a proven ready, conducted over the past eight days. >> president obama is welcoming japan's new prime minister to the white house. the two leaders are expected later today an oval office to reinforce their longstanding alliance at a time of high tension that supply and japan signed a territorial dispute and north korean nuclear test. the new prime ministers as the is in favor of stronger relations with washington. that is something that is key to america's policy in asia. a judge has sentenced drew peterson to 30 years in prison for murder of his third wife. the former chicago police officer gained national attention after his fourth wife a bad as in 2007. he is convicted of kathleen savio's 2004 death. her body was found in a bathtub at a home with a gash on her head. peterson is also a suspect in the disappea
and one month into his second term by new poll shows president obama has a majority of the country's support. according to cnn, 52 percent approve of how he is handling his job as president. 43 percent disapprove. the poll is an average of four national surveys of the press of a proven ready, conducted over the past eight days. >> president obama is welcoming japan's new prime minister to the white house. the two leaders are expected later today an oval office to reinforce their...
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bob orr followed the hearing today. >> reporter: as president obama's top counter-terrorism adviser, john brennan has overseen a five-fold increase in drone strikes against suspected terrorists. brennan today told the senate intelligence committee those strikes are critical for national security, but brennan said he'd rather capture terrorists than kill them. >> we only take such actions as a last resort to save lives when there's no other alternative to taking an action that's going to mitigate that threat. >> reporter: brennan defended a policy permitting americans to be targeted if they're actively plotting with al qaeda. orgong senator ron wyden objected. >> it's the idea of giving any president unfettered power to kill an american without checks and balances that is so troubling. every american has the right ton when their government believes it's allowed to kill them. >> reporter: the committee also questioned brennan about the enhanced interrogation techniques or eits, used to question al qaeda terrorists. brer an was a high-ranking cia officer when the bush administration emp
bob orr followed the hearing today. >> reporter: as president obama's top counter-terrorism adviser, john brennan has overseen a five-fold increase in drone strikes against suspected terrorists. brennan today told the senate intelligence committee those strikes are critical for national security, but brennan said he'd rather capture terrorists than kill them. >> we only take such actions as a last resort to save lives when there's no other alternative to taking an action that's...
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it hasrown under president obama and cut the pay five percent. federal pay did not go down in the great and cutut foreign aid to the brotherhood. >> get rid of obama care and tax hike is going to really hurt the economy. if you get rid of obama care. you can save money . and that is incompetent . and so i say end the drug war. right there you can get rid of dea agents and get rid of prisons that have people in there just because they have a different way of wanting to be feeling good. >> steve has so many cuts that it adds up to more than 17 billion and almost 85 billion there. >> how about 12 billion of wind energy credits. >> windmillings. >> 12 billion more for wind fills . 20 billion of pork in the sandy bill . subsidies to higher education . how about no more sib sidies unless colleges freeze or cut tuition. that save monep. >> steve what about rick's claim that cutting firefighters. >> this is typical washington monument. they make sure it is the most public and so the pressure is on to say to restore. you could cut 200 billion and no one w
it hasrown under president obama and cut the pay five percent. federal pay did not go down in the great and cutut foreign aid to the brotherhood. >> get rid of obama care and tax hike is going to really hurt the economy. if you get rid of obama care. you can save money . and that is incompetent . and so i say end the drug war. right there you can get rid of dea agents and get rid of prisons that have people in there just because they have a different way of wanting to be feeling good....
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. >> still ahead on the kron 4 news national headlines and with president obama is doing. and monitoring the situation at s f o. in terms of travel to the northeast and the blizzard conditions we will be right back. . >> san francisco mayor ed lee and democratic state leaders have introduced a set of bills aimed at gun control. the bills propose closing loopholes in existing gun laws. also, banning the distribution of firearms and ammunition from dangerous people, and strengthening education about safe gun ownership. another bill would require guns to be properly locked present. the move follows president obama's call on congress to pass measures to reduce gun violence including conducting universal background checks. senators seek deal on gun- a small, bipartisan group of senators is quietly trying to reach a compromise on expanding the requirement for background checks to purchases. a deal could give political momentum to one of the key elements of president barack obama's the private talks involve liberal sen. chuck schumer of new york, who is the no. 3 senate democrati
. >> still ahead on the kron 4 news national headlines and with president obama is doing. and monitoring the situation at s f o. in terms of travel to the northeast and the blizzard conditions we will be right back. . >> san francisco mayor ed lee and democratic state leaders have introduced a set of bills aimed at gun control. the bills propose closing loopholes in existing gun laws. also, banning the distribution of firearms and ammunition from dangerous people, and strengthening...
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we're looking forward to sharing her interview with michelle obama. in just a little bit.
we're looking forward to sharing her interview with michelle obama. in just a little bit.
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since the newtown connecticut shooting, president obama has called on congress to pass measures to cut down gun violence. his state of the union address will be on tuesday. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be there to hear what the president has to say about gun violence. alecia reid kron 4 news. >> next up.on the hunt for a killer ex cop. anderson cooper looks into his claims that police corruption is behind his killing spree. and thousands of giants fans line up to get a glimpse of the world champ team at fanfest. plus. sprucing up the city for baseball season. we show you the first of a series of giant sweep city cleanups. that's all coming up on the kron 4 news at 8. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >> thousands of eager giants fans filed into a-t-and-t park today for the giants fan fest. kron 4's very own jef
since the newtown connecticut shooting, president obama has called on congress to pass measures to cut down gun violence. his state of the union address will be on tuesday. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be there to hear what the president has to say about gun violence. alecia reid kron 4 news. >> next up.on the hunt for a killer ex cop. anderson cooper looks into his claims that police corruption is behind his killing spree. and thousands of giants fans line up to get a...
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president obama released >> president obama release the administration's classified legal justification for the drought policy to the senate intelligence committee before brent terry. >> boeing is starting to test flights soon of its 787 dream liner. the company says this will allow it to look at the in-flight performance of the airplanes batteries. the faa grounded the dreamliner fleet last month because of issues with its lithium ion battery malfunctioning. boeing says it was working round-the- clock to fix the problems of planes can get back in the air. green light capital is suing apple over attempts to eliminate preferred stock at the company. green lights as the proposal would restrict the ability of apple's board to a much shareholder value. green light, a shareholder since 2010, is dissatisfied with the way apple allocate capital. the firm has been talking with apple for the past several months about the creation of a new preferred stock that would be disrupted apple shareholders. the idea was rejected by apple in september. apple started paying a dividend last year. >> starting
president obama released >> president obama release the administration's classified legal justification for the drought policy to the senate intelligence committee before brent terry. >> boeing is starting to test flights soon of its 787 dream liner. the company says this will allow it to look at the in-flight performance of the airplanes batteries. the faa grounded the dreamliner fleet last month because of issues with its lithium ion battery malfunctioning. boeing says it was...
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the man president obama wants as the central intelligence agency had his confirmation hearing today. john brennan's testimony was bankrupt several times by protesters who object to u.s. drone strikes overseas. brennan was the architect of that program. among those killed by the strikes was an american citizen who was a member of al qaeda in yemen. bob orr followed the hearing today. >> reporter: as president obama's top counter-terrorism adviser, john brennan has overseen a five-fold increase in drone strikes against suspected terrorists. brennan today told the senate intelligence committee those strikes are critical for national security, but brennan said he'd rather capture terrorists than kill them. >> we only take such actions as a last resort to save lives when there's no other alternative to taking an action that's going to mitigate that threat.ep >> reporter: brennan defended a policy permitting americans to be targeted if they're actively plotting with al qaeda. oregon senator ron wyden objected. >> it's the idea of giving any president unfettered power to kill an american wi
the man president obama wants as the central intelligence agency had his confirmation hearing today. john brennan's testimony was bankrupt several times by protesters who object to u.s. drone strikes overseas. brennan was the architect of that program. among those killed by the strikes was an american citizen who was a member of al qaeda in yemen. bob orr followed the hearing today. >> reporter: as president obama's top counter-terrorism adviser, john brennan has overseen a five-fold...
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he endorsed barack obama. and he has positioned on foreign policy that many of them don't like either. but much of this for spite and let's face it some of it is the kind of reflexive move to try po punish barack obama where they can. and i'm afraid what concerns me most is that this set of unreasonable demands, and hagel's quite reasonable response to them is an excuse to do a full-fledged filibuster. and if you turn it into a partisan filibuster of a cabinet nominee at this level, then you move to another kind of unprecedented action and a dangerous one. and what we're seeing now is a sort of faux filibuster, as jonathan bernstein pointed out in the "washington post" today. >> if they do decide to stick with this delay that they have insisted on thus far, if they continue to pursue it, or if they do in fact filibuster, do you think that the democrats would reasonably take that as a reason to finally reform the filibuster? i realize it would be an extreme step for them to do that. but wouldn't it be sort of a
he endorsed barack obama. and he has positioned on foreign policy that many of them don't like either. but much of this for spite and let's face it some of it is the kind of reflexive move to try po punish barack obama where they can. and i'm afraid what concerns me most is that this set of unreasonable demands, and hagel's quite reasonable response to them is an excuse to do a full-fledged filibuster. and if you turn it into a partisan filibuster of a cabinet nominee at this level, then you...
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also -- president obama, i apologize. and on monday, westminster dog show. on tuesday, the state of the union is coming up. you might have to dvr night two of the dog show because president obama will give the state of the union address on fuss. wednesday, and mark zuckerberg the founder of facebook gets political. he's hosting a fund raiser for new jersey republican governor chris christie's re-election bid. and on thursday, illinois gay marriage legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in illinois could reach the floor. that's on valentine's day. on friday, the asteroid, we're all talking about the asteroid. 150-foot asteroid about half the size of a football field will be the closest shave in known history according to masnasa. coming as close as 17,000 miles to our planet. closer than the tv satellites you're watching me on right now. >>> the grammys aren't the only awards show we're watching today. there are also the baftas. big names, big movies, big drama. becky anderson has more. >> reporter: we have the golden globes, screen actors guild awards, dir
also -- president obama, i apologize. and on monday, westminster dog show. on tuesday, the state of the union is coming up. you might have to dvr night two of the dog show because president obama will give the state of the union address on fuss. wednesday, and mark zuckerberg the founder of facebook gets political. he's hosting a fund raiser for new jersey republican governor chris christie's re-election bid. and on thursday, illinois gay marriage legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in...
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she was shot back on january 29th, not far from the obama's chicago home. and just days after performing with her school band at the presidential inauguration. now, police have not released an official motive yet, but they believe gang members may have mistaken pendleton and her friends for a rival gang. in addition to mrs. obama, several other dignitaries attended, including illinois governor pat quinn, chicago mayor rahm emanuel, reverend jesse jackson and education secretary arne duncan. >>> president obama used his weekly address today to press congress to prevent a series of automatic spending cuts from taking place on march 1st. the president says the cuts would strike a blow to the economy at a critical time. >> at a time when economists and business leaders from across the spectrum have said our economy is poised for progress, we shouldn't allow self-inflicted wounds to put that progress in jeopardy. >> congress put off the so- called sequester as part of the last-minute fiscal cliff deal on new year's day. if a spending deal is not reached, more th
she was shot back on january 29th, not far from the obama's chicago home. and just days after performing with her school band at the presidential inauguration. now, police have not released an official motive yet, but they believe gang members may have mistaken pendleton and her friends for a rival gang. in addition to mrs. obama, several other dignitaries attended, including illinois governor pat quinn, chicago mayor rahm emanuel, reverend jesse jackson and education secretary arne duncan....
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obama will say, it is the other guys that did it, it's not me, and the blame will stick. lou: is it that republicans don't understand president obama is playing smartly and for keeps? it is like the republicans do not understand that this is not a dress for her soul. it is a reality. it is now. it is urgent. >> we have seen a lack of consensus in every level. the republicans are ready for someone to stand up and say, wait a minute. lou: all of our colleagues on this network are saying it. give us an answer. >> the democratic party in 1984, they just got beaten by in the 1980s. and then they had one more loss in 1988 before they really woke up and change their children under the direction of bill clinton in 1992. it happened to republicans as well. lou: we will take our comfort in his report tonight. judith miller, hank sheinkopf, thank you for being with us. coming up tomorrow, we will be joined by congressman nunes of california and ambassador john bolton. please join us, we will see you tomorrow. goodnight, from new york. neil: all right, china. we are warning you. one
obama will say, it is the other guys that did it, it's not me, and the blame will stick. lou: is it that republicans don't understand president obama is playing smartly and for keeps? it is like the republicans do not understand that this is not a dress for her soul. it is a reality. it is now. it is urgent. >> we have seen a lack of consensus in every level. the republicans are ready for someone to stand up and say, wait a minute. lou: all of our colleagues on this network are saying it....
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with only three days, president obama heads to virginia to highlight the impact of $85 million in automatic budget cuts looming over the united states. the president will speak at the newport news shipbuilding yard today. defense cuts would sharply affect the industrial city where the navy makes aircraft carriers and submarines. the president will, again, call on republicans to sign off on a new debt reduction plan that includes both budget cuts and higher tax revenues through the closing of loopholes and deductions. waking up? not terribly cold this morning. if you look behind me, bay bridge lights so pretty, and it is very clear. >> absolutely. that is one thing we have with the dry air the fact that there is a lab of fog. visibility is unlimited but at half moon bay it is down to four miles, not too bad. winds are calm at he to five miles per hour in most areas with a northeast wind in santa rosa at ten miles per hour but that is why the temperatures are 41 degrees right now with the winds keeping your air from getting stagnant and cooling. we will start off in the mid-to-upper 30's thro
with only three days, president obama heads to virginia to highlight the impact of $85 million in automatic budget cuts looming over the united states. the president will speak at the newport news shipbuilding yard today. defense cuts would sharply affect the industrial city where the navy makes aircraft carriers and submarines. the president will, again, call on republicans to sign off on a new debt reduction plan that includes both budget cuts and higher tax revenues through the closing of...
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because president obama here is what you need to know. he has one week from today left to make a decision on whether or not to file a brief with the supreme court who is looking at proposition 8. if he does that there are rumors coming out that he will file it on behalf of same-sex couples to say we are in support of this, we urge you to overturn proposition 8 which makes it illegal in california for same-sex couples to marry. it does not mean he has the final decision with supreme court. it is called friends of the court and the justices will have to look at that. it is a big influence. a lot is going on. there are those too happy to hear that the president is turning the corner. he has a complicated history with same-sex couples. at this point he is not coming out and say they should marry that he is doing this is a big victory, potential big victory for same-sex couples. we will get reaction from those 11 waiting for years to hear president obama talk about this. back to you james. >> we will look for the supreme court to somehow eithe
because president obama here is what you need to know. he has one week from today left to make a decision on whether or not to file a brief with the supreme court who is looking at proposition 8. if he does that there are rumors coming out that he will file it on behalf of same-sex couples to say we are in support of this, we urge you to overturn proposition 8 which makes it illegal in california for same-sex couples to marry. it does not mean he has the final decision with supreme court. it is...
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. >> and now congress is on break and president obama spent the weekend hanging out with tiger woods. however, there are a lot of people optimistic that the white house and congress will get down to business and come up with an agreement to avert sequestration san. reporting live, abc7 news. >> thank you. stay with abc7 news for complete coverage of the countdown to sequestration. for instant updates, log onto wjla.com and our social network websites on facebook and twitter. we will have much more on abc7 news at eleven o'clock. gordon? >> breaking news in prince george's county. police arrested five people in connection with the murder of a suitland high school student. detectives believe that charles "chuck" walker was gunned down four issues. brad bell has the latest. >> this is a crime that horrified the community. 15-year-old charles walker, walking down the street clothes to give some. he was carrying a bag from a shoe store. he was taking shoes home to his girlfriend, when he was gunned down on the st.. -- the street. today police announced the arrest of five men. five men, the
. >> and now congress is on break and president obama spent the weekend hanging out with tiger woods. however, there are a lot of people optimistic that the white house and congress will get down to business and come up with an agreement to avert sequestration san. reporting live, abc7 news. >> thank you. stay with abc7 news for complete coverage of the countdown to sequestration. for instant updates, log onto wjla.com and our social network websites on facebook and twitter. we will...
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the man that president obama has tapped to be his next spy chief says that the white house goes through agony to make sure that there are no collateral deaths in these attacks. >> a panel of senators brimming with questions. barely a few words in, the first interruption but not from politicians. >> i am honored to appear before you today as the president's nominee. >> would you hold please? i will ask the police to please remove this woman. >> four times, protesters interrupted at the hearing. there was a vocal opposition to the program and to john brennan becoming the next director. he was questioned over his past involvement in enhance interrogation techniques. >> i've expressed my personal objections to my colleagues about certain of those situations such as water boarding, nudity, and others. i've expressed my personal objections but i did not try to stop it because it was something that was being done in a different part of the agency under the authority of others. >> when asked about john strikes, he criticized the protesters. >> i think there is an impression on the part of some
the man that president obama has tapped to be his next spy chief says that the white house goes through agony to make sure that there are no collateral deaths in these attacks. >> a panel of senators brimming with questions. barely a few words in, the first interruption but not from politicians. >> i am honored to appear before you today as the president's nominee. >> would you hold please? i will ask the police to please remove this woman. >> four times, protesters...
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he said obama is eager to hear about a dispute with china. abe is meeting obama for the first time since he moved back into the prime minister's office two months ago. they are expected to discuss a free trade deal, the alliance between their countries and the push for united nations sanctions on north korea. obama wants to hear abe's take on the dispute over the senkaku islands. japan nationalized the islands in december. china and taiwan claim them. it's in the interest of the obama administration to have the dispute solved in a peaceful manner. prime nister abe i planning visitussia borehe end of the year to meet with the president. when he does another dispute, another issue will be on the agenda. russia control tgs islands and japan claims them. >> translator: this is an important year to build a new relationship. i hope it paves the way for abe's visit. >> mori delivered a letter from abe. putin said he, too, hoped for better things ahead. >> translator: i'm looking forward to meeting with prime minister abe. i hope it will lead to impr
he said obama is eager to hear about a dispute with china. abe is meeting obama for the first time since he moved back into the prime minister's office two months ago. they are expected to discuss a free trade deal, the alliance between their countries and the push for united nations sanctions on north korea. obama wants to hear abe's take on the dispute over the senkaku islands. japan nationalized the islands in december. china and taiwan claim them. it's in the interest of the obama...
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president obama has made it a priority. joe biden out to bring back proposals in the last few weex, all of this since the december 14th mass murder in newtown, connecticut. the girl was killed in hyde park neighborhood which is obama's home. it's drawing more attention to gun violence. we're awaiting for michelle obama to arrive at the chicago church. we'll bring you updates as it develops this morning. >>> if you plan to send flowers to a local florist this valentine's day. some companies that appear to be local are actually from out of the area, sometimes even out of the state. here is michael finney with a "7 on your side" investigation. >> when you have flowers delivered on valentine's day, how do you pick a florist? many go online. here a listing for palo alto. it shows a nice woman in one photograph, a nice flower shop in another. is it palo alto? did dig deeper and you'll find this. palo alto florist.com is based in los angeles. >> there is a lot of activity on the internet, a lot of activity in print media where fol
president obama has made it a priority. joe biden out to bring back proposals in the last few weex, all of this since the december 14th mass murder in newtown, connecticut. the girl was killed in hyde park neighborhood which is obama's home. it's drawing more attention to gun violence. we're awaiting for michelle obama to arrive at the chicago church. we'll bring you updates as it develops this morning. >>> if you plan to send flowers to a local florist this valentine's day. some...
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citizen and the obama administration agreed to show congress the legal opinion justifies such attacks. the white house argues that from strikes effectively target america's enemies but critics cite heavy civilian casualties and the u.s. relies on them too much. >> the drone is the only weapon that really frightened insurgents. it is ineffective. we cannot possibly kill these people one at a time and expect to come out on top. >> they are clearly not invincible. iranian tv has shown these pictures that come from a u.s. surveillance drone they captured two years ago. it's interesting timing. >> with me here in the studio is a former adviser to president obama's special up is that it to afghanistan and pakistan. you understand this area of the world very closely. how important is this to the national security? >> it has killed a number of al qaeda leaders but it has not decimated the organization completely. it has pushed them to move into other areas of the middle east. also, at a very high political cost. it does cause an enormous amount of anger in pakistan which has helped to spread
citizen and the obama administration agreed to show congress the legal opinion justifies such attacks. the white house argues that from strikes effectively target america's enemies but critics cite heavy civilian casualties and the u.s. relies on them too much. >> the drone is the only weapon that really frightened insurgents. it is ineffective. we cannot possibly kill these people one at a time and expect to come out on top. >> they are clearly not invincible. iranian tv has shown...
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president obama heads to virginia tuesday, where he will deliver a speech at newport news shipbuilding -- which produces "navy" ships. cuts to the nation's defense budget could top 45 billion dollars. > >"i have been very clear, these kind of arbitrary budge cuts will have an adversarial effect..... on our military rediness." if there is no deal out of congress... there will be a total of 85 billion dollars in automatic cuts. those reductions could slow air traffic, as security and airport maintenance workers are forced to go on leave. cme group tells the chicago tribune-- sequestration could also effect cattle trading and more. livestock and dairy trading contracts depend on the u.s. ag department's inspections. meanwhile, gop lawmakers characterize tax increases as a "nonstarter" to the debate. lawyers gather today in new orleans for the civil trial against b-p. it's been just about 3 years since the explosion aboard the deepwater horizon rig-- that sent oil spewing for months into the gulf of mexico. billions of dollars are on the line for businesses and residents affected by the sp
president obama heads to virginia tuesday, where he will deliver a speech at newport news shipbuilding -- which produces "navy" ships. cuts to the nation's defense budget could top 45 billion dollars. > >"i have been very clear, these kind of arbitrary budge cuts will have an adversarial effect..... on our military rediness." if there is no deal out of congress... there will be a total of 85 billion dollars in automatic cuts. those reductions could slow air traffic, as...
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they know john brennan is a favorite of president obama. he got a pretty warm welcome up here at a hearing that could about, when you think of it, what some call cia torture. could have been about and was in part, about the u.s. intelligence failures that led to the deaths of four u.s. diplomats in benghazi, libya, but mostly it was about the relatively new phenomenon of raging war by remote control. and what the rules ought to be. talking about u.s. unmanned drones. the predators, and the reapers flying maybe right now in pakistan, in yemen, in somalia. many, many more attacks under the obama administration, 360 so far, and probably just the president's first term, though, no doubt there have been some since he was knock raided for the second, xarpd to 50 in the bush 43 administration. so john brennan was pressed since the new rules on the use of drones finally came out secretly, given to members of the senate intelligence committee overnight, a promise by the administration there will be care taken to maintain american values, maybe even
they know john brennan is a favorite of president obama. he got a pretty warm welcome up here at a hearing that could about, when you think of it, what some call cia torture. could have been about and was in part, about the u.s. intelligence failures that led to the deaths of four u.s. diplomats in benghazi, libya, but mostly it was about the relatively new phenomenon of raging war by remote control. and what the rules ought to be. talking about u.s. unmanned drones. the predators, and the...
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and georgetown law school she worked on presidential campaigns for john kerry in 2004 and president obama in 2008. in 2010, kuster ran for office herself. >> a very good time to get involved in the political process myself. so i ran in 2010 and only lost by 3,000 votes in a big republican wave. it made all the sense in the world to run again. >> kuster is a part of the new hampshire matriarchy. she represents her state along with another congresswoman, two female senators and governor f maggie hassan. >> we have a long tradition of women working in new hampshire. i also think that the electorate has a great deal of respect for women. we were very fortunate with senator jean shaheen, who was our first woman governor, and the only woman in the country to serve as both governor and in the united states senate. i think the voters have tremendous respect for the performance of women in politics. we maybe tend to be a little bit less contentious, a little bit more conciliatory in terms of bringing people together, looking for compromise, looking for ways to work together, and that's what the vo
and georgetown law school she worked on presidential campaigns for john kerry in 2004 and president obama in 2008. in 2010, kuster ran for office herself. >> a very good time to get involved in the political process myself. so i ran in 2010 and only lost by 3,000 votes in a big republican wave. it made all the sense in the world to run again. >> kuster is a part of the new hampshire matriarchy. she represents her state along with another congresswoman, two female senators and...
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>> i think obama tilts towards the islamic shot at the table. he has his own reasons for doing that. i think in his ambition to level the playing field, he thinks we have to be a little bit more sensitive to islamic needs that we are to jewish needs or even our own christian needs. david: what you think about the people who oppose what is happening? why are they not more vocal about it? >> i just read this morning a report from rush limbaugh. this country is just going down. where are the people who are fighting with the obama administration is doing? i am doing what i can as one person. david: larry. thank you. thank you for your service. i appreciate you coming on. >> you bet. david: mainstream media has been ignoring a major issue. bob menendez. what exactly are they ignoring? we will tell you and whether or not they can much longer. that is next. lou: he is a legendary investor, author, local guru. jim rogers is my guest tonight. that is tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern. ♪ david: senator menendez continues to make headlines. now doing so for t
>> i think obama tilts towards the islamic shot at the table. he has his own reasons for doing that. i think in his ambition to level the playing field, he thinks we have to be a little bit more sensitive to islamic needs that we are to jewish needs or even our own christian needs. david: what you think about the people who oppose what is happening? why are they not more vocal about it? >> i just read this morning a report from rush limbaugh. this country is just going down. where...